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Shoulder/arm pain related to Parsonage Turner Syndrome

Autoimmune Diseases | Last Active: Jan 30, 2019 | Replies (7)
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@leilanis

Has anyone looked at your cervical spine? You maybe having referred pain from degenerative joint disease, decreased joint mobility due to shoulder issue, etc. Either way, the neck needs to be ruled out as a source of the problem. The neck and shoulder are intimately related. The other area to rule out is thoracic outlet, which is where nerves can also be irritated and cause radiating symptoms into the arm and hand. These differential diagnoses can be made by a well versed PT. Good Luck!

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nychole3080 | @nychole3080 | Jan 11, 2019

Thanks.. good idea. I guess I'm having a hard time because I had surgery a month ago so doctors think it's from the procedure even though the type of surgery I had doesn't require this type of recovery nor does it cause these symptoms. A neurologist I spoke to today won't see me and said to talk to my surgeon. My surgeon keeps telling me to wait 6 weeks although I'm in agonizing pain that has only gotten worse. I'm worried serious damage is being done during these daily attacks. I also realized today that the dose they put me on for gabapentin is a joke (300mg/day) and nowhere near the therapeutic dose for neuralgia.

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